Billions of tons of keratinous waste in the form of feathers, antlers, bristles, claws, hair, hoofs,
horns, and wool are generated by different industries and their demolition causes …

Enormous masses of keratinous wastes are annually accumulated in the environment as
byproducts of poultry processing and agricultural wastes. Keratin is a recalcitrant fibrous …

The environment is under constant threat due to the huge accumulation of the keratinaceous
wastes produced by poultry processing industries and poultry farms. Millions of tons of …

The livestock production and subsequent processing of meat results in huge quantities of
solid waste such as viscera, bones, skin and keratin-rich materials, including feathers, hair …

Feather waste, a by-product of the poultry industry, is rich in proteins, peptides, and amino
acids. Improper disposal of feathers can cause environmental pollution. Solid-state …

The world's increasing population and shortage of food and feed is creating an urgently for
us to look for new protein sources from waste products like keratinous waste. Poor …

Keratinase degrading Bacillus cereus was isolated from the halophilic environment in
Tamilnadu, India and keratinase production was optimized using wheat bran substrate. Of …

Feathers, a waste product of poultry industries have highly recalcitrant structure and are a
rich source of organic nitrogen. The use of keratinolytic microbes for bioconversion of feather …

Keratin-containing wastes become pollution to the environment if they are not treated
properly. On the other hand, these wastes can be converted into value-added products …

Keratinase enzymes are a special type of protease that has a bio-degradative potential for
degrading keratin-containing substrates by the enzymes they produced during …